Binary molecular sieves having a core and shell of different structures and compositions

ABSTRACT

Disclosed is a novel binary sieve catalyst useful for olefin upgrading and fluid catalytic cracking which comprises a crystalline zeolite metallosilicate core and a shell selected from an aluminum phosphate molecular sieve (AlPO 4 ), a silicon-substituted aluminophosphate (SAPO), a metal aluminophosphate (MeAPO), and a crystalline metal aluminophosphate (MeAPSO) and is generally synthesized by a method comprising: 
     adding a powdered form of crystalline zeolite metallosilicate into an aqueous slurry comprising phosphoric acid, alumina source, metal salt and an amine, mixing the slurry for 1 to 12 hours in a Teflon liner at room temperature, sealing said slurry in an autoclave and placing said slurry in an oven at 130° C. to 240° C. for 12-168 hours to form said binary molecular sieve catalyst, washing and drying the product, calcining the product at 530° to 570° C. in nitrogen for 5-15 hours, calcining the product in air for 1 to 3 hours to burn off the template.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to the synthesis of molecular sieves comprisinglayers of different compositions, acidity and structures. Moreparticularly, this invention relates to the synthesis of a shellcomprising an aluminum phosphate molecular sieve, a silicon-substitutedaluminophosphate molecular sieve, or a crystalline metal aluminumphosphate around a crystalline zeolite core. In a particular example,this invention relates to the synthesis of ALPO-5 around ZSM-5 and tothe use of the new composition in processes such as propylene upgradingand catalytic cracking.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Molecular Sieves

Natural and synthetic zeolitic crystalline aluminosilicates are usefulas catalysts and adsorbents. These aluminosilicates have distinctcrystal structures which are demonstrated by X-ray diffraction. Thecrystal structure defines cavities and pores which are characteristic ofthe different species. The adsorptive catalytic properties of eachcrystalline aluminosilicate are determined in part by the dimensions ofits pores and cavities. Thus, the utility of a particular zeolite in aparticular application depends at least partly on its crystal structure.

Molecular sieves such as ZSM-5 and Y-zeolites are materials of greatimportance in catalytic processes. Active acid sites and shapeselectivity often grant molecular sieves interesting characteristics incatalyzing chemical reactions.

Crystalline aluminosilicates are usually prepared from aqueous reactionmixtures containing alkali or alkaline earth metal oxides, silica, andalumina. "Nitrogenous zeolites" have been prepared from reactionmixtures containing an organic templating agent, usually anitrogen-containing organic cation. By varying the synthesis conditionsand the composition of the reaction mixture, different zeolites can beformed using the same templating agent.

In recent years many new breeds of molecular sieves with various poresizes and acidity have been synthesized. Synergistic effects may beobtained by forming new materials consisting of two kinds of molecularsieves, one as a core encapsulated by another as the shell. Thecatalytic performance of the core will be affected by the nature of theshell in terms of shape selectivity and acidity, especially in diffusioncontrolled reactions.

The intergrowth phenomenon of the zeolite crystals is also known. Itcorresponds to a heterogeneous crystallization in which the crystals ofa zeolite B appear sporadically during the crystallization of a zeoliteA. Microscopic examination does not generally detect the zeoliteintergrowths. These are evidenced by microdiffraction studies in whichzones of the zeolite B appear as defects in the structure of the zeoliteA. The best known example of intergrowth is that of the zeolite T whichissues from the intergrowth of offretite and erionite. Since theintergrowth leads to a perturbation in the form and/or the size of thecages and channels, the zeolite AB obtained will have differentproperties from the two zeolites of which it is formed.

In general, zeolites may be divided into ten different structural typesdepending on the structural building blocks. These groups include theanalcime group, natorlite group, chabazite group, phillipsite group,heulandite group, mordenite group, faujasite group, laumontite group,pentasil group and the clathrate group. For an overview of zeolitescience and the preparation of zeolite molecular sieves, one may wish torefer to Denkewicz R. P. (1987), "Zeolite Science: An Overview", fromJrnl. Mater. Ed., (5) and Breck, D. W. (1984), Zeolite Molecular Sieves,R. E. Krieger Publishing Co., Malabar, Fla., both incorporated herein byreference.

Molecular sieves of the crystalline zeolite type as well as the aluminumphosphate, crystalline silicoaluminophosphate or crystalline metalaluminophosphate type are known in the art and now comprise hundreds ofspecies of both naturally occurring and synthetic compositions. Ingeneral, the crystalline zeolites are aluminosilicate frameworks basedon an infinitely extending three-dimensional network of SiO₄ and AlO₄!⁻¹ tetrahedra linked through common oxygen atoms. The frameworkstructure encloses cavities occupied by large ions and water molecules,both of which have considerable freedom of movement, permitting ionexchange and reversible dehydration.

The aluminum phosphate molecular sieves are generally structurescomprised of AlO₄ !⁻¹ and PO₄ !⁺¹ tetrahedra linked through commonoxygen atoms. Molecular sieves are attractive as interactive supportmaterials because of their structural features and physical properties.These materials can provide shape selectivity, ion exchange, acid-basesites, and large electrostatic fields.

Early crystalline aluminophosphates and a method for their preparationare disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,310,440, incorporated herein byreference in its entirety. The class of aluminophosphate describedtherein have an essential crystalline framework structure, the chemicalcomposition of which is expressed in terms of molar ratios of oxides as:

    Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :1.0±0.2P.sub.2 O.sub.5,

said framework structure being microporous where the pores are uniformand in each species have nominal diameters within the range of from 3 to10 Angstroms, an intracrystalline adsorption capacity for water at 4.6torr and 24° C. of at least 3.5 weight percent, the adsorption of waterbeing completely reversible while retaining the same essential frameworktopology in both the hydrated and dehydrated state. The term "essentialframework topology" refers to the spatial arrangement of the primaryAl--O and P--O bond linkages. No change in the framework topologyindicates that there is no disruption of these primary bond linkages.The aluminophosphates are prepared by hydrothermal crystallization of areaction mixture prepared by combining a reactive source of phosphate,alumina and water and at least one templating agent.

For an overview of structures and template concepts of aluminophosphatessee P. J. Grobet et al. (Editors) Innovations in Zeolite Materials inScience, Elsevier Science Publishers, B. V., Amsterdam. This articledescribes several different types of aluminophosphates.

Aluminophosphates are different from microporous compositionssynthesized with silica. The aluminophosphate molecular sieves aremoderately hydrophilic, apparently due to the difference inelectronegativity between aluminum and phosphorus. Theirintracrystalline pore volumes and pore diameters are comparable to thoseknown for zeolites and silica molecular sieves.

One class of aluminophosphates are substituted with silicon. They aredescribed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,440,871, incorporated herein by referencein its entirety. The materials have a three dimensional crystalframework of PO₂ ⁺, AlO₂ - and SiO₂ tetrahedral units, and exclusive ofany alkali metal or calcium which may optionally be present, anas-synthesized empirical chemical composition on an anhydrous basis of:

    mR(Si.sub.x Al.sub.y P.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present inthe intracrystalline pore system: "m" represents the moles of "R"present per mole of (Si_(x) Al_(y) P_(z)) and "x", "y", and "z"represent the mole fractions of silicon, aluminum and phosphorus,respectively as tetrahedral oxides. Examples include SAPO-5, SAPO-11,SAPO-16, SAPO-17, SAPO-20, SAPO-31, SAPO-34, SAPO-35, SAPO-37, SAPO-40,SAPO-42 and SAPO-49.

Other crystalline microporous compositions include crystalline metalaluminophosphates. They are described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,567,029,incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The members of thisnovel class of crystalline metal aluminophosphates have athree-dimensional microporous framework structure of MO₂, AlO₂ and PO₂tetrahedral units and have an empirical chemical composition on ananhydrous basis expressed by the formula:

    mR: (M.sub.x Al.sub.y P.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present inthe intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the moles of "R"present per mole of (M_(x) Al_(y) P_(z))O₂ and has a value of from zeroto 0.3; "M" represents at least one metal of the group magnesium,manganese, zinc and cobalt; and "x", "y" and "z" represents the molefractions of "M", aluminum and phosphorus, respectively, present astetrahedral oxides.

Highly crystalline cobalt aluminophosphates of type 36 have beensynthesized and characterized. See "Investigations on the CoAPO-36Molecular Sieve", Akolekar, D. B., Catalysis Letters 28 (1994) 249-262.

In an article titled "Synthesis, Characterization, Thermal Stability,Acidity and Catalytic Properties of Large-Pore MAPO-46", J. Chem. Soc.FARADAY TRAN., 1993, 89(22) 4141-4147, Akolekar, et al. the catalyticactivity of MAPO-46 in ethanol to aromatics conversion is discussed.

Another class of crystalline molecular sieves have a three dimensionalmicroporous framework structure of MgO₂ ⁻², AlO₂, PO₂ ⁺ and SiO₂tetrahedral oxide units. They are described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,882,038,incorporated by reference in its entirety. These molecular sievesexhibit ion-exchange, adsorption and catalytic properties. The membersof the class have an empirical chemical composition on an anhydrousbasis expressed by the formula:

    mR: (Mg.sub.w Al.sub.x P.sub.y Si.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein R represents at least one organic templating agent present inthe intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the molar amount of "R"present per mole of (Mg_(w) Al_(x) p_(y) Si_(z))O₂ and has a value fromzero to about 0.3; and "w", "x", "y" and "z" represent the molefractions of magnesium, aluminum, phosphorus and silicon, respectively,present as tetrahedral oxides.

The Mg APSO compositions are generally synthesized by hydrothermalcrystallization for an effective time at effective pressures andtemperatures from a reaction mixture containing reactive sources ofmagnesium, silicon, aluminum and phosphorus and an organic templatingagent, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,882,038.

In an article titled "Comparison of Thermal Stability, Acidity,Catalytic Properties and Deactivation Behavior of NovelAluminophosphate-based Molecular Sieves of Type 36", J. CHEM SOC.FARADAY TRANS. 1994, 90 (7), 1041-1046, D. B. Akolekar discusses studiesin which different MeAPOS, containing Mn, Zn, Co, and Mg were preparedand characterized.

In U.S. Pat. No. 5,167,942 there is disclosed a process for preparationof faujasite-type zeolites or aluminum phosphate molecular sieves whichinclude an encapsulated multidentate metal chelate complex whichcomprises preparing an aqueous alkaline admixture of aluminate andsilicate anions and an alkaline or alkaline earth hydroxide, in a molarratio and a pH appropriate for the formation of a zeolite of thefaujasite group,

introducing a multidentate metal chelate complex larger than nominalpore size of the faujasite zeolite into the admixture,

reacting the admixture under conditions appropriate for the formation ofa crystalline zeolite of the faujasite group and

preparing from the reacted admixture a crystalline zeolite having amultidentate metal complex encapsulated within the zeolite.

In U.S. Pat. No. 4,847,224 there is disclosed a binary zeolite systemcomprising two zeolites, A and B, having different crystallinestructures while having common structural units, where the crystals ofzeolite A, forming a central core, are selected from the groupconsisting of offretite and omega zeolites; and the crystals of zeoliteB, forming the crown, are selected from omega zeolite and mordenite.Zeolites A and B being disposed concentrically and following the samelongitudinal axis are both limited to aluminosilicate compositions.

A surface-inactive shape selective metallosilicate catalyst, useful forthe conversion of lower molecular weight olefins is disclosed in U.S.Pat. No. 4,868,146. The novel composition comprises an inner coreportion and an outer portion disposed as a porous shell around the innerportion, wherein the inner portion consists essentially ofmetallosilicate zeolite having a medium pore structure, such as ZSM-5 orZSM-23 and the outer portion comprising a fluoride containingcrystalline shell consisting essentially of silica substantially free ofacidic sites and having substantially the same crystalline structure asthe inner core portion. This system is limited to a core and shell ofthe same crystal structure and XRD pattern.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,936,977 discloses a crystalline zeolite SSZ-24 which isprepared using an adamantine quaternary ion as a template and is used toconvert hydrocarbons.

In U.S. Pat. No. 4,946,580 there is disclosed a method for the catalyticcracking of hydrocarbon feed to convert it essentially into gasoline andhydrogen which comprises contacting said hydrocarbon feed with acatalytically effective amount of cracking catalyst wherein the catalystis the binary zeolite system described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,847,224,supra.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,179,054 discloses a layered catalytic cracking catalystcomprising a core and a shell, each having openings of a specifiedrange. The shell which may further contain a metal passivator can act asa metal sink and can remove metals from the unit by attrition. Thecatalyst is preferably prepared by forming the core and then coating orencapsulating the core with a shell material. In this system, the coreand shell configurations result from incorporating matrix and bindercomponents with zeolite, not by directly synthesizing one zeolite aroundanother.

In U.S. Pat. No. 5,238,676 there is disclosed a method for modifying acomposition of matter comprising an inorganic, porous, non-layeredcrystalline phase material exhibiting, after calcination an X-raydiffraction pattern with at least one peak at a d-spacing greater than18 Åand having a benzene adsorption capacity of greater than 15 gmsbenzene per 100 gm of said material at 6.7 kPa (50 ton) and 25° C.,comprising contacting with a treatment composition comprising aninorganic oxide of a trivalent element X or a precursor of saidinorganic oxide, said contacting occurring under conditions sufficientto incorporate trivalent element X in said crystalline phase material.

European Patent Application 113,473 claims the formation of a zeolitehaving a double structure which comprises a core made of crystallineborosilicate and a shell made of crystalline silicon oxide. The systemis limited to a core and shell of the same crystal structure, i.e.showing the same X-ray diffraction pattern. There is no evidencepresented on the actual forming of the core and shell configuration.

None of these references discloses a binary molecular sieve having azeolite core and an aluminum phosphate molecular sieve shell.

FCC

Fluidized Catalytic Cracking (FCC) is well known in the refiningindustry as particularly advantageous for conversion of heavy petroleumfractions to lighter product.

The heavy feed contacts hot regenerated catalyst and is cracked tolighter products. Carbonaceous deposits form on the catalyst, therebydeactivating it. The deactivated (spent) catalyst is separated fromcracked products, stripped of strippable hydrocarbons and conducted to aregenerator, where coke is burned off the catalyst, with air, therebyregenerating the catalyst. The regenerated catalyst is then recycled tothe reactor. The reactor-regenerator assembly are usually maintained inheat balance. Heat generated by burning the coke in the regeneratorprovides sufficient thermal energy for catalytic cracking in thereactor. Control of reactor conversion is usually achieved bycontrolling the flow of hot regenerated catalyst to the reactor tomaintain the desired reactor temperature.

The design of many modern FCC units provides for the addition of the hotregenerated catalyst at the base of a riser reactor. Fluidization of thesolid catalyst particles is promoted with a lift gas. Steam is used topromote the mixing and atomization of the feedstock.

Hot catalyst (650° C.⁺) from the regenerator is mixed with preheated(150°-375° C.) charge stock. The catalyst vaporizes and superheats thefeed to the desired cracking temperature usually 450°-600° C.

Coke deposits on the catalyst and the feed is cracked during the upwardpassage of the catalyst and feed.

The coked catalyst and the cracked products exit the riser and enter asolid-gas separation system, e.g., a series of cyclones, at the top ofthe reactor vessel. The cracked products pass to product separation.Typically, the cracked hydrocarbon products are fractionated into aseries of products, including gas, gasoline, light gas oil, and heavycycle gas oil. Some heavy cycle gas oil may be recycled to the reactor.The bottoms product, a "slurry oil" is conventionally allowed to settle.The catalyst rich solids portion of the settled product may be recycledto the reactor. The clarified slurry oil is a heavy product.

Good overviews of FCC process can be found in: U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,152,065(Sharp et al.); 3,261,776 (Banman et al.); 3,654,140 (Griffel et al.);3,812,029 (Snyder); 4,093,537, 4,118,337, 4,118,338, 4,218,306 (Gross etal.); 4,444,722 (Owen); 4,459,203 (Beech et al.); 4,639,308 (Lee);4,675,099, 4,681,743 (Skraba) as well as in Venuto et al., FluidCatalytic Cracking With Zeolite Catalysts, Marcel Dekker, Inc. (1979)incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.

FCC catalyst can contain finely divided acidic zeolites comprising,e.g., faujasites such as Rare Earth Y (REY), Dealuminized Y (DAY),Ultrastable Y (USY), Rare Earth Containing Ultrastable Y (RE-USY),Si-Enriched Dealuminized Zeolite Y (LZ-210) disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos.4,711,864, 4,711,770 and 4,503,023, all of which are incorporated hereinby reference) and Ultrahydrophobic Y (UHP-Y).

FCC catalysts are typically fine particles having particle diametersranging from 20 to 150 microns and having an average diameter around60-80 microns.

Though many improvements have been made in the FCC process, a number ofproblem areas remain. In addition, some process variables changedepending upon the desired products. None of the available referencessuggests using a binary sieve containing a zeolite core and an ALPOshell in catalytic cracking.

Propylene Upgrading

As is well-known to those skilled in the art, the advent of reformulatedgasolines to meet ever increasing environmental and other requirementsis reflected in a significant increase in the demand for isobutylene andisoamylenes which are used to prepare methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE) andmethyl t-amyl ether (TAME)--the gasoline additives of significantcurrent interest. Isobutane and n-butenes are also of increasingimportance due to the high octane alkylates that can be produced fromthem.

On the other hand, there are abundant supplies of propylene which areavailable from refining processes such as catalytic cracking. It wouldbe desirable to be able to convert these propylene (C₃.sup.═) streams toisobutane (i-C₄), n-butenes (n-C₄.sup.═), isobutylene (i-C₄.sup.═) andisoamylenes (i-C₅.sup.═) streams.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,465,884 teaches a process of converting C₃ + olefins toproduct comprising non-aromatic hydrocarbons of higher molecular weightthan feedstock olefins and aromatic hydrocarbons using large pore Y andbeta zeolites. Butenes, isoamylenes and isobutane were not the productsof interest.

U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,957,709 and 4,886,925 teach a system combining olefininterconversion (upgrading olefins into streams rich in isobutylene andisoamylene with the production of MTBE and TAME).

U.S. Pat. No. 5,146,029 teaches olefin interconversion by MCM-22zeolite. The application is limited solely to the MCM-22.

U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,134,241 and 5,134,242 teach olefin upgrading using theMCM-41 zeolite.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,899,014 discloses olefins upgrading using ZSM-5, howeverthe upgrading is mainly for gasoline production.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,556,753 teaches upgrading propylene to isobutene usingsilicalite zeolites in the presence of steam, however isoamylenes werenot included.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,527,001 discloses small olefin interconversions usingmetal phosphate molecular sieves, such as, for example, AlPO₄, SAPO,FeAPO and CoAPO.

Instant Invention

It would be a distinct advance in the art if it were possible tosynthesize a molecular sieve with different layers of compositions,acidity and structures and take advantage of the reactant, product, andtransition-state shape selectivities.

No references have been found in the art which disclose a catalystcomposition comprising a binary sieve wherein the core is a crystallinezeolite and the shell is an aluminum phosphate molecular sieve (ALPO), asilicon-substituted aluminophosphate molecular sieve (SAPO), or acrystalline metal aluminophosphate (MeAPO). Furthermore, there isnothing in the art which teaches or suggests using such catalystcomposition for catalytic cracking and propylene upgrading.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with the foregoing the present invention is a process forpreparing a unique catalyst containing a core of zeolitic crystallinealuminosilicate and a shell selected from an aluminum phosphatemolecular sieve, a silicon-substituted aluminophosphate molecular sieve,or a crystalline metal aluminophosphate, and to the compositionresulting therefrom.

In one example a shell of ALPO-5 is grown on a metallosilicate corecontaining Bronsted and Lewis acid sites, preferably ZSM-5. Thepreferred crystalline metallosilicate inner portion has a silica:metaloxide molar ratio of about 10:1 to about 300:1, and a aluminum phosphateouter shell molar ratio of close to one.

The preferred embodiment of the process comprises adding a powdered formof ZSM-5 into an aqueous slurry comprising phosphoric acidpseudoboehmite alumina and tripropylamine, wherein the slurry has amolar ratio of Al₂ O₃ :P₂ O₅ : tripropylamine: water of about 1:1:1:40,mixing the slurry for 1 to 12 hours in a teflon liner at roomtemperature, sealing said slurry in an autoclave and placing said slurryin an oven at 130° to 170° C. for 12-96 hours to form said binary sieveproduct, washing and drying the product, calcining the product at 530°to 570° C. in nitrogen for 5-15 hours, and calcining the product in airfor 1 to 3 hours to burn off the template.

The novel catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-rayphotoelectron spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance and theresults compared with known samples.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows the X-ray diffraction spectrum of plain ZSM-5.

FIG. 2 shows the X-ray diffraction spectrum of plain ALPO-5.

FIG. 3 shows an X-ray diffraction comparison of a physical mixture ofZSM-5 and ALPO-5 and the sample with core/shell configurations.

FIG. 4 shows an X-ray diffraction comparison of samples of ZSM-5Core/ALPO-5 shell synthesized for 24 hours and 48 hours.

FIG. 5 shows an ²⁷²⁷ Al NMR Spectra.

FIG. 6 shows a ³¹³¹ p NMR spectra.

FIG. 7 shows a ²⁹²⁹ Si NMR spectra.

FIG. 8 shows isobutylene yield from a propylene upgrading reaction overphysical mixtures of ZSM-5 and ALPO-5

FIG. 9 shows isobutylene yield from an FCC-MAT test using physicalmixtures of ZSM-5 and ALPO-5 as FCC additives.

FIG. 10 shows gasoline yield from an FCC-MAT test using physicalmixtures of ZSM-5 and ALPO-5 as FCC additives.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The novel binary molecular sieve catalyst prepared according to theprocess of the instant invention comprises an inner portion and an outerportion disposed as a porous shell around the inner portion, wherein theinner portion comprises a medium pore metallosilicate and the outerportion comprises an aluminum phosphate molecular sieve, asilicon-substituted aluminophosphate, or a crystalline metalaluminophosphate.

The portion which defines the interior of the catalyst is a crystallinemetallosilicate material. This inner portion is a medium porecrystalline metallosilicate with a silica:metal oxide molar ratio ofabout 10:1 to about 300:1. The pore size of the core material is in theintermediate range of about 5 to 7 Angstroms. The average crystal sizeof the metallosilicate core material is about 0.02 to about 5.0 microns.

The metallosilicate catalysts useful in the process of this inventioninclude siliceous zeolites generally known as medium pore,shape-selective catalysts. Recent developments in zeolite technologyhave provided a group of medium pore siliceous materials having similarpore geometry. Most prominent among these intermediate pore sizezeolites is ZSM-5, which is usually synthesized with active acid sitesby incorporating a tetrahedrally coordinated metal, such as Al, Ga, B orFe, within the zeolitic framework. While suitable zeolites having acoordinated metal oxide to silica molar ratio of 20:1 to 200:1 or highermay be used, it is advantageous to employ a standard aluminosilicate,ZSM-5 having a silica:alumina molar ratio of about 25:1 to 70:1.

The crystalline structure of ZSM-5 is readily recognized by its X-raydiffraction pattern which is described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,702,866,(Argauer et al.) incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

The class of highly siliceous zeolites defined herein is alsorepresented by ZSM-11, ZSM-12, ZSM-22, ZSM-23, ZSM-35, ZSM-48, and othersimilar materials. ZSM-5 is also described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,702,886(Argauer et al); ZSM-11 in U.S. Pat. No. 3,709,979 (Chu); ZSM-12 in U.S.Pat. No. 3,832,449 (Rosinski et al.); ZSM-22 in U.S. Pat. No. 4,046,859(Plank et al.); ZSM-23 in U.S. Pat. No. 4,076842 (Plank et al.); ZSM-35in U.S. Pat. No. 4,016,245 (Plank et al.); and ZSM-48 in U.S. Pat. No.4,397,827 (Chu); incorporated herein by reference.

The portion of the binary molecular sieve which comprises the shell isan aluminophosphate-based molecular sieve. The molar ratio of Al₂ O₃ -P₂O₅ in the outer shell is close to one. Aluminophosphate-based molecularsieves represent a new generation of crystalline microporous oxides withone or more of an additional thirteen elements incorporated into theAlPO₄ framework. They have uniform dimensions ranging from about 3Å toabout 10Å and capable of making size selective separations of molecularspecies. More than two dozen structure types have been reported,including zeolite topological analogues and a large number of novelstructures. Many of the structures have been determined by X-ray andneutron diffraction techniques. A good review of the background andsynthesis of aluminophosphate is found in U.S. Pat. No. 4,310,440 toWilson et al. (Jan. 1982) for the synthesis of said compositions. U.S.Pat. No. 4,310,440 is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

The preferred aluminum source in forming the shell is either an aluminumalkoxide, such as aluminum isoproproxide, or pseudoboehmite. Thecrystalline or amorphous aluminophosphates which are a suitable sourceof phosphorus are, of course, also suitable sources of aluminum. Othersources of aluminum used in zeolite synthesis, such as gibbsite, sodiumaluminate and aluminum trichloride, can be employed but are notpreferred.

The most suitable phosphorus source yet found for the present process isphosphoric acid, but organic phosphates such as triethylphosphate havebeen found satisfactory, and so also have crystalline or amorphousaluminophosphates such as the AlPO₄ composition of U.S. Pat. No.4,310,440. Organophosphorus compounds, such as tetrabutylphosphoniumbromide do not, apparently serve as reactive sources of phosphorus, butthese compounds can function as templating agents. Conventionalphosphorus salts such as sodium metaphosphate, may be used, at least inpart, as the phosphorus source, but are not preferred.

In addition to ALPOs, silicon-substituted aluminophosphates (SAPO) areuseful in the synthesis of the binary molecular sieves. They aredescribed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,440,871, incorporated by reference in itsentirety. SAPOs have a three-dimensional microporous crystal frameworkstructure of PO₂ ⁺, AlO₂ ⁻ and SiO₂ tetrahedral units, and an empiricalchemical composition on an anhydrous basis represented by:

    mR: (Si.sub.x Al.sub.y P.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present inthe intracrystalline pore system: "m" represents the moles of "R"present per mole of (Si_(x) Al_(y) P_(z))O₂ and has a value of from zeroto 0.3, the maximum value in each case depending upon the moleculardimensions of the templating agent and the available void volume of thepore system.

The shell of the binary molecular sieve may also comprise frameworksubstituted crystalline microporous aluminophosphates in which thesubstituent metal is one of a mixture of two or more divalent metals ofthe group magnesium, manganese, zinc and cobalt, and which exhibitadsorption, ion-exchange and/or catalytic properties similar toaluminosilicate, aluminophosphate and silica aluminophospate molecularsieve compositions. Members of this class and their preparation aredescribed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,567,029, incorporated herein by referencein its entirety. They have a three-dimensional microporous crystalframework structure of MO₂, AlO₂ and PO₂ tetrahedral units and have anessential empirical chemical composition, on an anhydrous basis, of:

    mR: (M.sub.x Al.sub.y P.sub.z)O.sub.2

wherein "R" represents at least one organic templating agent present inthe intracrystalline pore system; "m" represents the moles of "R"present per mole of (M_(x) Al_(y) P_(z))O₂ and has a value of from zeroto 0.3, the maximum value in each case depending upon the moleculardimensions of the templating agent and the available void volume of thepore system of the particular metal aluminophosphate involved, "x", "y",and "z" represent the mole fractions of the metal "M", (i.e. magnesium,manganese, zinc and cobalt), aluminum and phosphorus, respectively,present as tetrahedral oxides.

These compositions are sometimes referred to by the acronym MeAPO. Alsoin those cases where the metal "Me" in the composition is magnesium, theacronym MAPO is applied to the composition. Similarly ZAPO, MnAPO andCoAPO are applied to the compositions which contain zinc, manganese andcobalt respectively. To identify the various structural species whichmake up each of the subgeneric classes MAPO, ZAPO, CoAPO and MnAPO, eachspecies is assigned a number and is identified, for example, as ZAPO-5,MAPO-11, CoAPO-34 and so forth.

In forming the slurry which forms the outer shell the organic templatingagent can be any of those heretofore proposed for use in the synthesisof conventional zeolite, aluminosilicates and microporousaluminophosphates. In general these compounds contain elements of GroupVA of the Periodic Table of Elements, particularly nitrogen, phosphorus,arsenic and antimony, preferably N or P and most preferably N, whichcompounds also contain at least one alkyl or aryl group having from 1 to8 carbon atoms. Particularly preferred nitrogen-containing compounds foruse as templating agents are the amines and quaternary ammoniumcompounds, the latter being represented generally by the formula R₄ N⁺wherein each R is an alkyl or aryl group containing from 1 to 8 carbonatoms. Polymeric quaternary ammonium salts such as (C₁₄ H₃₂ N₂)(OH)₂!_(x) wherein "x" has a value of at least 2 are also suitably employed.Both mono-, di- and tri-amines are advantageously utilized, either aloneor in combination with a quaternary ammonium compound or othertemplating compound. Mixtures of two or more templating agents caneither produce mixtures of the desired metal aluminophosphates or themore strongly directing templating species may control the course of thereaction with the other templating species serving primarily toestablish the pH conditions of the reaction gel. Representativetemplating agents wherein each R is an alkyl or aryl group containingfrom 1 to 8 carbon atoms are useful. Polymeric quaternary ammonium saltssuch as (C₁₃ H₃₂ N₂)(OH)₂ !_(x) wherein "x" has a value of at least 2are also suitably employed. Both mono-, di- and tri-amines areadvantageously utilized, either alone or in combination with aquaternary ammonium compound or other templating compound. Mixtures oftwo or more templating agents can either produce mixtures of the desiredmetal aluminophosphates or the more strongly directing templatingspecies may control the course of the reaction with the other templatingspecies serving primarily to establish the pH conditions of the reactiongel. Representative templating agents include tetramethylammonium,tetraethylammonium, tetrapropylammonium or tetrabutlyammonium ions;di-n-propylamine, tripropylamine, triethylamine; or triethanolamine;piperidine; cyclohexylamine; 2-methylpyridine; N,N-dimethylbenzylamine;N-methylethanolamine; N-methylpiperidine; 3-methylpiperidine;N,N-dimethylethanolamine; choline; N,N'-dimethylpiperazine;1,4-diazabicyclo(2,2,2) octane; N-methyldiethanolamine,N-methylethanolamine; N-methylpiperadine; 3-methylpiperadine,N-methylcyclohexylamine; 3-methylpyridine; 4-methylpyridine;quinculidine; N,N'-dimethyl-1,4-diazabicyclo(2,2,2) octane ion,di-n-butylamine; neopentylamine; di-n-pentylamine; isopropylamine;t-butylamine; ethylenediamine; pyrolidine; and 2-imidazolidone.

Where the shell is a metal-substituted aluminophosphate, the metalszinc, cobalt, magnesium and manganese can be introduced into thereaction system in any form which permits the formation in situ ofreactive divalent ions of the respective metals. Advantageously salts,oxides or hydroxides of the metals are employed such as cobalt chloridehexahydrate, alpha cobaltous iodide, cobaltous sulfate, cobalt acetate,cobaltous bromide, cobaltous chloride, zinc acetate, zinc bromide, zincformate, zinc iodide, zinc sulfate heptahydrate, magnesium acetate,magnesium bromide, magnesium chloride, magnesium iodide, magnesiumnitrate, magnesium sulfate, manganous acetate, manganous bromide,manganous sulfate, and the like.

Synthesis Of ZSM-5/ALPO-5 Binary Sieve

The synthesis of ZSM-5 in ALPO-5 was carried out as follows: A powderedZSM-5 sample obtained from Conteka was used as seeds to grow ALPO-5around each of the ZSM-5 crystallites. The ZSM-5 seeds were added intoan aqueous slurry containing phosphoric acid, pseudoboehmite alumina(Catapal B from Vista Chemical Co.), and tripropylamine template. Themolar composition of the slurry was Al₂ O₃ :P₂ O₅ :tripropylamine: H₂O=about 1:1:1:40. The weight ratio of the oxides to form core and shellwas 1:1.

The slurry was mixed in a Teflon liner at room temperature for 2 hoursbefore being sealed in an autoclave and placed into a 150° C. oven for24 hours. At the end of the synthesis, the autoclave was cooledovernight. After washing and drying, the product was calcined at 550° C.in nitrogen overnight and then in air for 2 hours in order to burn offthe template.

Synthesis of molecular sieves having this design, namely a less acidicouter layer and a more acidic core, can be advantageous. For instance, acomposite molecular sieve having a surface layer of ALPO-5 and a core ofZSM-5 is shown to be a promising additive in enhancing FCCU'sisobutylene yield with minimal gasoline loss in Example 2.Gasoline-range products from cracking catalysts containing Y-zeolitescan be subjected to isomerization with little further cracking takingplace on the outer layer of ALPO-5 characterized by moderate acidity,however, smaller molecules with high diffusivity such as n-butenes canrapidly travel to the zeolite core and reach the sites of strong enoughacidity for short chain isomerization.

Another example of a possible application for this molecular sievedesign is in lube catalytic dewaxing. In that embodiment waxy componentswould be isomerized on the less acidic exterior, and unconvertedn-paraffins would preferentially diffuse into and crack on the strongacid sites in the inner core. The product yield would be expected to behigher than the current technology using single composition ZSM-5.

Molecular sieves with multiple layers of different compositions can besynthesized by seeding the chosen core sieve into a liquor suitable forgrowing the outer sieve layer in the presence or absence of templates.The procedure may be repeated to form materials with more than twolayers.

Synthesis of ZSM-5/SAPO Binary Sieve

The synthesis of ZSM-5 in a SAPO shell can be carried out by preparing areaction mixture of 115.6 gms of 85 wt % orthophosphoric acid (H₃ PO₄)and 59 gms water, adding 85.6 gms of a hydrated aluminum oxide, (apseudo-boehmite phase, 70 wt % Al₂ PO₃, 30 wt % H₂ O) and stirring untilhomogeneous. To this mixture is added 19 gms of a fumed silica (CabosilM-5) in 84 gms of water and stirred until homogeneous. Finally, 45.6 gmsof di-n-propylamine (Pr₂ NH)are added and stirred until homogeneous. Themixture had a pH of 8.7 and the following composition, expressing inmolar ratios of oxides: 0.9Pr₂ NH:0.6SiO₂ : Al₂ O₃ : P₂ O₅ : 18H₂ O.

The powdered ZSM-5 is added to the above-described aqueous slurry. Theweight ratio of the oxides to form core and shell is about 1:1.

The slurry is mixed in a Teflon liner at room temperature for 2 hoursbefore being sealed in an autoclave and placed into a 200° C. oven for 5days. At the end of the synthesis, the autoclave is cooled overnight.After washing and, drying, the product is calcined at about 550° C. innitrogen overnight and then in air for 2 hours in order to burn off thetemplate.

Synthesis of ZSM-5/MeAPO Binary Sieve

The synthesis of ZSM-5 in a MeAPO can be carried out by using MeAPOs inthe shell which are substituted with, for example, magnesium and cobalt.

The process for forming a MgAPSO shell on a crystalline metallosilicateinner portion would comprise adding a powdered form of crystallinezeolite into an aqueous slurry resulting from adding a mixture ofalumina powder with a silica compound in water, to the product resultingfrom the addition of magnesium oxide to a solution of phosphoric acidand water, blending the aforesaid mixture and adding tripropylamine (Pr₃N) wherein the molar ratio of Pr₃ N:MgO:Al₂ O₃ :P₂ O₅ :SiO₂ :H₂ O is1-3:0.1-0.4:0.5-1.5: 0.5-1.5:0.1-0.3:45-55 stirring the mixture untilhomogeneous, transferring into a Teflon® coated autoclave, heating understatic conditions @ 170° C.-230° C., for 80-120 hrs.; filtering theproduct, and washing the product, and drying the product overnight in anair oven at 80° C.-150° C.

The layers of the molecular sieves can be metallosilicates containingframework Si, Al, P, Ga, Fe, B, Ti, La, Y, Cr, Nb, V, Mg, Be, As, Zn,Ni, Mo, W, and etc., having sieved structures such as faujasite, Y, L,A, mordenite, beta, omega, offretite, ferrierite, chabazite, erionite,rho, MCM-22, ZSM-5, ZSM-11, ZSM-20, ZSM-23 or SAPO-36, SAPO-37, andSAPO-31.

The multi-layered molecular sieves by themselves or formed with matrix,binders, and fillers, can be used as the sole catalysts oradditives/promoters for processes such as catalytic cracking, propyleneupgrading, dewaxing, isomerization, oligomerization, reforming,hydroprocessing, and various chemical processes.

X-Ray Diffraction

The ALPO-5 synthesized on the ZSM-5 seeds was characterized by X-raydiffraction (XRD) technique, which confirmed the desired structure wassynthesized. The XRD spectra of neat ZSM-5 and ALPO-5 are reported inFIGS. 1 and 2, respectively. FIG. 3 compares the XRD spectra of theZSM-5 core/ALPO-5 shell sample and a 1:1 physical mixture of ZSM-5 andALPO-5. Both samples show peaks characteristic of ZSM-5 and ALPO-5.Differences in the relative peak intensity and crystallinity in thesespectra indicate variations in the morphology of ALPO-5 when grown as anouter layer on ZSM-5. Moreover, FIG. 4 demonstrates that if thesynthesis time to grow ALPO-5 around ZSM-5 is increased from 24 hours to48 hours, higher intensity is observed on peaks that are characteristicof ALPO-5. The ZSM-5 core/ALPO-5 shell sample used in the followingcharacterization and reaction studies was prepared by 24-hour synthesis.

X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Characterization and Chemical Analysis

In addition to the difference in morphology observed by XRD, examinationusing X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) on these samples furtherproves the presence of ALPO-5 encapsulated ZSM-5. XPS is widely used asa technique to analyze the surface compositions of catalytic materials.When comparing XPS data with chemical analysis on the bulk composition,it is possible to reveal surface enrichment or deficiency in certainelements on catalyst samples.

Table 1 clearly shows that the surface of ZSM-5 core/ALPO-5 shell sampleis deficient in Si compared with its bulk composition, indicating theburial of the aluminosilicate ZSM-5 under the silicon-freealuminophosphate ALPO-5 shell. On the other hand, the physical mixturesof separate ZSM-5 and ALPO-5 particles have closer agreement in the dataof XPS and chemical analyses, even showing some enrichment in Si on thesurface. In the light of this, the formation of ALPO-5 layer around theZSM-5 seeds appears to be confirmed.

The Si signal detected by XPS in the ZSM-5 core/ALPO-5 shell sample doesnot necessarily mean the presence of naked ZSM-5 particles withoutALPO-5 coating. SEM examinations show that the ZSM-5 crystallites usedas seeds are of irregular forms. If the ALPO-5 layer on some edges ofcorners of the ZSM-5 seeds is thinner than the escape depth of thephotoelectrons (about 50Å), XPS analysis will detect silicon. In fact,all the crystallinities observed in ZSM-5 or ALPO-5 or the binarymolecular sieve samples are irregular. No definite forms of crystallitescan be discerned.

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Characterization

Solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) was also used tocharacterize the samples synthesized according to this invention.Spectra of ²⁷ Al shown in FIG. 5 reveal that the resonance oftetrahedral Al(OP)₄ at 38 ppm is the major peak in samples of plainALPO-5, 1:1 physical mixture of ALPO-5 and ZSM-5, and ZSM-5 core/ALPO-5shell. This tetrahedral aluminum linked to four phosphorus via oxygenbridging is a unique feature of aluminophosphate molecular sieves suchas ALPO-5, which is obviously absent in the aluminosilicate ZSM-5sample.

NMR results of ³¹ P also manifest the presence of ALPO-5 shell aroundZSM-5 in the binary system (FIG. 6). The resonances around -28 to -30ppm are due to phosphorus coordinated to four tetrahedral aluminums,P(OA1)₄ which is a fingerprint of aluminophosphate molecular sieves.Resonance at -24 ppm, however, is due to phosphorus coordinated to threetetrahedral aluminum. A comparison between the ³¹ P spectrum of ALPO-5and that of ZSM-5 core/ALPO-5 shell, again discloses the morphologydifference of the ALPO-5 phase in these two samples. A layer of ALPO-5grown around ZSM-5 particles of irregular shape would conceivably havemore defects in its structure than crystallites of pure ALPO-5 phase.

Preservation of the ZSM-5 phase in the synthesis conditions of ALPO-5 isfurther verified (in addition to XRD) by ²⁹ Si NMR. As shown in FIG. 7,the signature of Si in aluminosilicate zeolite framework is clearlypresent in the plain ZSM-5 as well as in the binary molecular sievesample.

Probe reactions manifested deviation of the catalytic properties of thesample of the core/shell configuration from a physical mixture ofZSM-5+ALPO-5 just as differences were apparent in the results of XRD,XPS and NMR characterizations studies.

The examples which follow illustrate the use of the binary molecularsieve catalyst containing a core of zeolite crystalline aluminosilicateand a shell of an aluminophosphate molecular sieve. These examples areonly intended as a means of illustration and it should be understood theinvention is not meant to be limited thereby.

EXAMPLE 1

In this example the samples compared in Table 1 were tested forpropylene upgrading reaction under the following conditions:

Feed=50% propylene/50% propane

Catalyst Load=0.05 g

Temperature=400° C.

Pressure=1 atm.

WHSV=21.8 g propylene/g cat/hr

Isobutylene is an essential feedstock for the production of MTBE whichis often blended into reformulated gasoline. The isobutylene yieldsobtained from propylene upgrading (FIG. 8) clearly show the advantageand deviation of the ZSM-5 core/ALPO-5 shell sample as opposed thephysical mixture samples of separate ZSM-5 and ALPO-5 particles.

EXAMPLE 2

In this example the samples of Table 1 were used as FCC additives andevaluated using a FCC-MAT unit.

The base catalyst used was an equilibrium catalyst containing RE-USYzeolite having the properties shown in Table 2. Table 3 lists theproperties of the gas oil used. The conditions in the FCC-MAT unit wereas follows:

Catalyst Load=total 4g

Additive Load=2 wt %

Cat/Oil=5

Temperature=960° F.

Pressure=1 atom

WHSV=32 hr ⁻¹

It is a common practice in refinery to use ZSM-5 additives to enhancelight olefins yield from the FCCU. However, ZSM-5 FCC additives alsocause substantial gasoline yield loss. In this example, it isdemonstrated that the additive of ZSM-5 core/ALPO-5 shell can enhancelight olefins yield with reduced gasoline yield loss.

The isobutylene and gasoline yields from the FCC-MAT tests are plottedin FIGS. 9 and 10, respectively, using physical mixtures of ZSM-5 andALPO-5 with various compositions. The curves are drawn according toaveraged results of duplicated runs. The triangles are data pointsobtained using the ZSM-5 core/ALPO-5 shell sample. It is apparent theyare different from the 1:1 physical mixture.

The results of characterization and reaction studies disclose evidenceof the successful synthesis of a catalytically active binary molecularsieve comprising a core of ZSM-5 and a shell of ALPO-5. Othercombinations of various molecular sieves of similar configurations canbe prepared according to this invention. In addition, multi-layers ofshells can be synthesized.

                  TABLE 1    ______________________________________    Catalyst Compositions from XPS and Chemical Analyses                               Si Molar                  Si Molar     Fraction in Bulk                  Fraction on Surface                               Si/(Si + Al + P)                  Si/(Si + Al + P)                               From Chemical    Catalyst      From XPS Analysis                               Analysis    ______________________________________    ZSM-5         0.93         0.95    ALPO-5        0.00         0.00    ZSM-5 Core/ALPO-5 Shell                  0.15         0.29    ZSM-5:ALPO-5 Mix. 1:1                  0.65         0.48    ZSM-5:ALPO-5 Mix. 3:1                  0.80         0.71    ZSM-5:ALPO-5 Mix. 1:3                  0.38         0.28    ______________________________________

                  TABLE 2    ______________________________________    Properties of the Equilibrium Catalyst    Used as the Base Catalyst in FCC-MAT Testing    ______________________________________    Al.sub.2 O.sub.3      35.4 wt %    SiO.sub.2             59.1    Na.sub.2 O            0.47 wt %    Nickel                270 ppm    Vanadium              700 ppm    BET Surface Area      153 m.sup.2 /g    Pore Volume           0.36 cc/g    ______________________________________

                  TABLE 3    ______________________________________    Properties of the Gas Oil Used in FCC-MAT Testing    ______________________________________    API Gravity          21.4    Pour Point           91° F.    Aniline Point        163° F.    Sulfur               2.52 wt %    Vanadium             <1.0 ppm    Nickel               <1.0 ppm    Paraffins            8.6 wt %    ______________________________________

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for synthesizing a binary molecularsieve, said binary molecular sieve comprising a crystalline zeolitemetallosilicate core and a shell consisting of an aluminum phosphatemolecular sieve (AlPO₄), which comprises:adding a powdered form ofcrystalline zeolite metallosilicate into an aqueous slurry comprisingphosphoric acid, pseudoboehmite alumina and tripropylamine, wherein theslurry has the molar ratio of Al₂ O₅ :P₂ O₅ :tripropylamine of 1:1:0.5to 1:1:5, and 20 to 60 moles of water per mole of Al₂ O₃, mixing theslurry for 1 to 12 hours in a liner at room temperature, sealing saidslurry in an autoclave and placing said slurry in an oven at 130° C. to170° C. for 12 to 96 hours to form said binary molecular sieve catalyst,washing and drying the product, calcining the product at 530° to 570° C.in nitrogen for 5-15 hours, calcining the product in air for 1 to 3hours to burn off the template.
 2. The method of claim 1 wherein saidpowdered crystalline zeolite metallosilicate optionally contains a metalselected from the group consisting of Si, Al, Ga, Fe, B, Ti, La, Cr andV.
 3. The method of claim 1 wherein said powdered crystalline zeolitemetallosilicate is ZSM-5, optionally containing a metal selected fromthe group consisting of Si, Al, Ga, Fe, B, Ti, La, Cr and V.
 4. Themethod of claim 1 wherein said shell is ALPO-5.
 5. The method of claim 1wherein said shell is an aluminophoshate (ALPO₄) selected from the groupconsisting of ALPO-11, ALPO-31, ALPO-34, ALPO-36, ALPO-37 and ALPO-46.6. The method of claim 1 wherein the metallosilicates contain frameworkelements selected from the group consisting of Si, Al, P, Ga, Fe, B, Ti,La, Y, Cr, Nb, V, Mg, Be, As, Zn, Ni, Mo, W, having sieve structuresselected from the group consisting of faujasite, Y, L, A, mordenite,beta, omega, offretite and ferrierite.
 7. The method of claim 1 whereinthe recited steps are repeated to form compositions with more than twolayers.
 8. A method for synthesizing a binary molecular sieve, saidbinary molecular sieve comprising a crystalline zeolite metallosilicatecore and a shell consisting of a silicon-substituted aluminophosphateshell (SAPO), which comprises:adding a powdered form of crystallinezeolite metallosilicate into an aqueous slurry comprising a phosphoricacid, an alumina source, an amine selected from a tetralkyl ammoniumhydroxide and tripropylamine, and dipropylamine, and a source of silica,wherein the slurry has the molar ratio of Al₂ O₅ :P₂ O₅ :R of 1:1:0.5 to1:1:5, and 10 to 60 moles of water per mole of Al₂ O₃, wherein R is anorganic templating agent; mixing the slurry for 1 to 12 hours in a linerat room temperature, sealing said slurry in an autoclave and placingsaid slurry in an oven at 130° C. to 240° C. for 12 to 168 hours to formsaid binary molecular sieve catalyst, washing and drying the product,calcining the product at 530° to 570° C. in nitrogen for 5-15 hours,calcining the product in air for 1 to 3 hours to burn off the template.9. The method of claim 1 wherein said shell is a silicon-substitutedaluminophosphate (SAPO) selected from the group consisting of SAPO-11,SAPO-31, SAPO-34, SAPO-36, SAPO-37 and SAPO-46.
 10. The method of claim8 wherein the metallosilicates contain framework elements selected fromthe group consisting of Si, Al, P, Ga, Fe, B, Ti, La, Y, Cr, Nb, V, Mg,Be, As, Zn, Ni, Mo, W, having sieve structures selected from the groupconsisting of faujasite, Y, L, A, mordenite, beta, omega, offretite, andferrierite.
 11. The method of claim 8 wherein the alumina source isselected from pseudo-boehmite and aluminum isopropoxide.
 12. The methodof claim 8 wherein the silica source is selected from fume silica andtetraethyl silicate.
 13. A method for synthesizing a binary molecularsieve, said binary molecular sieve comprising a crystalline zeolitemetallosilicate core and a shell consisting of a crystalline metalaluminophosphate (MeAPO), which comprises:adding a powdered form ofcrystalline zeolite metallosilicate into an aqueous slurry resultingfrom adding a mixture of a salt, oxide, or hydroxide of a metal to areaction mixture of orthophosphoric acid and an alumina source to anamine templating agent, wherein the slurry has the molar ratio of Al₂ O₅:P₂ O₅ :R:metal of 1:0.9:0.5:0.05 to 1:1.2:5.0:0.30, and 10 to 60 molesof water per mole of Al₂ O₃, wherein R is an organic templating agent,mixing the slurry for 1 to 12 hours in a liner at room temperature,sealing said slurry in an autoclave and placing said slurry in an ovenat 130° C. to 240° C. for 12 to 168 hours to form said binary molecularsieve catalyst, washing and drying the product, calcining the product at530° to 570° C. in nitrogen for 5-15 hours, calcining the product in airfor 1 to 3 hours to burn off the template.
 14. The method of claim 13wherein the salt of a metal is selected from the group consisting of asalt of magnesium, manganese, cobalt and zinc.
 15. The method of claim13 wherein said shell is a crystalline metallosilicoaluminophosphatemolecular sieve selected from the group consisting of MnAPSO-5,CoAPSO-36, MgAPSO-46, CoAPSO-11, MnAPSO-46, and MgAPSO-31.
 16. Acomposition comprising a crystalline zeolite metallosilicate core and ametallo aluminumphosphate molecular sieve shell selected from the groupconsisting of aluminophosphate molecular sieves (AlPO₄),silicon-substituted aluminophosphates (SAPO), metal aluminophosphates(MeAPO), and metallosilicoaluminophosphates (MeAPSO).
 17. A compositioncomprising a crystalline zeolite metallosilicate core and analuminophosphate molecular sieve shell selected from the groupconsisting of aluminophosphate molecular sieves (AlPO₄),silicon-substituted aluminophosphates (SAPO), metal aluminophosphates(MeAPO), and metallosilicoaluminophosphates (MeAPSO) which results fromadding a powdered form of crystalline zeolite metallosilicate into anaqueous slurry comprising phosphoric acid, pseudoboehmite alumina andtripropylamine, and optionally a silica-containing compound or a salt,oxide or hydroxide of a metal selected from Mn, Co, Mg, and Zn, whereinthe slurry has the molar ratio of Al₂ O₅ :P₂ O₅ :R of 1:1:0.5 to 1:1:5,and 10 to 60 moles of water per mole of Al₂ O₃, wherein R is an organictemplating agent,mixing the slurry for 1 to 12 hours in a liner at roomtemperature, sealing said slurry in an autoclave and placing said slurryin an oven at 130° C. to 240° C. for 12 to 168 hours to form said binarymolecular sieve catalyst, washing and drying the product, calcining theproduct at 530° to 570° C. in nitrogen for 5-15 hours, calcining theproduct in air for 1 to 3 hours to burn off the template.
 18. Thecomposition of claim 17 wherein the powdered crystalline zeolitemetallosilicate used to form said catalyst is powdered ZSM-5.
 19. Thecomposition of claim 17 wherein the shell of the catalyst is ALPO-5. 20.The composition of claim 17 which further comprises multiple layers. 21.The composition of claim 17 wherein the shell is a silicon-substitutedaluminophosphate selected from the group consisting of: SAPO-11,SAPO-31, SAPO-34, SAPO-36, SAPO-37 and SAPO-46.
 22. The composition ofclaim 17 wherein the metallosilicate core contain framework elementsselected from the group consisting of Si, Al, P, Ga, Fe, B, Ti, La, Y,Cr, Nb, V, Mg, Be, As, Zn, Ni, Mo, W, having sieved structures selectedfrom the group consisting of faujasite, Y, L, A, mordenite, beta, omega,offretite, ferrierite.
 23. The composition of claim 17 furthercomprising multiple layers resulting from repeating the steps.
 24. Thecomposition of claim 17 wherein the shell is a crystalline metalaluminophosphate, selected from the group consisting of: MnAPSO-5,CoAPSO-36, MgAPSO-46, CoAPSO-11, MnAPSO-46, MgAPO-31 and MgAPSO-31.